Special Episode: Squid Game, Explaining the Childhood Games and Important Themes
특별 에피소드: 오징어게임의 게임과 사회적인 문제들
딱지 (ddakji) — traditional South Korean game played using folded paper tiles (pictured below)
Try making your own ddakji here! It's so easy—all you ned is paper.
무궁화 꽃이 피었습니다 (mugunghwa kkoti pieutseupnida) — Korea's version of red light green light (literally translates to 'The hibiscus flower has bloomed')
달고나/뽑기 (dalgona/ppopki) — Korean candy made with melted sugar and baking soda (pictured below)
줄다리기 (juldarigi) — tug of war
Import issues that Squid Game brings up:
1. Economic insecurity and poverty
2. Gender discrimination
3. Mistreatment of migrant workers
4. North Korean defectors
5. Behind-the-scenes imperialism of Korea by Western powers
6. Massacres that reflect Korean history
Try making your own ddakji here! It's so easy—all you ned is paper.
무궁화 꽃이 피었습니다 (mugunghwa kkoti pieutseupnida) — Korea's version of red light green light (literally translates to 'The hibiscus flower has bloomed')
달고나/뽑기 (dalgona/ppopki) — Korean candy made with melted sugar and baking soda (pictured below)
줄다리기 (juldarigi) — tug of war
Import issues that Squid Game brings up:
1. Economic insecurity and poverty
2. Gender discrimination
3. Mistreatment of migrant workers
4. North Korean defectors
5. Behind-the-scenes imperialism of Korea by Western powers
6. Massacres that reflect Korean history